Conservation Reserve Program: Effects on soil organic carbon and preservation when converting back to cropland in northeastern Colorado

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 121-126

  Bowman, R A ^a   Anderson, R L ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Crop biomass; Native sod; Soil organic matter; Wheat fallow

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; LAND USE CHANGE; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL CARBON; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

UNITED STATES;

POACEAE; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0036284569     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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21. Post CRP nitrogen management in dryland cropping systems